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FAA accident report · Douglas C-118A · Candle, AK · August 1, 2019

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Date
August 1, 2019 · 14:11 local
Place
Candle, AK
Airport
Candle 2
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FXGA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N451CE
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC19LA045
Reported as
Douglas C-118A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,910 total7,898 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days
N451CERegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2020 · Douglas C-118AS/N 43712 · Built 1953Airframe modelDouglas C-118AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

With the PIC at the controls, after overflying RW20 at AK75, the aircraft remained in a normal traffic pattern to land RW20 at 1500' AGL. The aircraft began its descent while on base to final.

While descending to land on short final, the aircraft's right main landing gear made continuous contact with brush growing on terrain that slopes down to the south east, towards the approach end of RW20. At the base of the sloping terrain, the right main landing gear impacted a mound of dirt approximately 3'-4' in height.

The mound of dirt is located 200'-300' short of the runway surface on the north west side of a road that leads to the approach end of RW20 and follows the same general direction as RW20.

The right main landing gear separated upon impact and the aircraft touched down on the left main landing gear immediately after. The flight engineer then applied reverse thrust to the #1 and #2 engines.

The aircraft turned sharply the right, exited the northwest side of the runway and came to rest heading 010 magnetic, approximately 2200' from the approach end of RW20.

As the FAA filed it

WITH THE PIC AT THE CONTROLS, AFTER OVERFLYING RW20 AT AK75, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND RW20 AT 1500' AGL. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS DESCENT WHILE ON BASE TO FINAL.

WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH BRUSH GROWING ON TERRAIN THAT SLOPES DOWN TO THE SOUTH EAST, TOWARDS THE APPROACH END OF RW20. AT THE BASE OF THE SLOPING TERRAIN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A MOUND OF DIRT APPROXIMATELY 3'-4' IN HEIGHT.

THE MOUND OF DIRT IS LOCATED 200'-300' SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF A ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE APPROACH END OF RW20 AND FOLLOWS THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION AS RW20.

THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED UPON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER THEN APPLIED REVERSE THRUST TO THE #1 AND #2 ENGINES.

THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY THE RIGHT, EXITED THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST HEADING 010 MAGNETIC, APPROXIMATELY 2200' FROM THE APPROACH END OF RW20.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC19LA045Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBuckland, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during the approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting rocks and dirt at the runway threshold, a separation of the right main landing gear, and a loss of directional control.Aug 1, 2019 · Substantial damage